BOS @ MTL - 1961-12-16

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Saturday, December 16, 1961 — Montreal Forum

BOS

Boston Bruins

4—8

MTL

Montréal Canadiens

Final

BOS: Phil WatsonMTL: Toe Blake

Notable

Cliff Pennington2G 2A 4P 4SOG

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Hits

Penalties

Goals (12)

19:13

MTL

Dickie Moore(5)

Assists: Henri Richard

0-1

18:46

BOS

Cliff Pennington(4)

Assists: Ed Westfall, Bob Beckett

1-1

9:23

BOS

Murray Oliver

Game Timeline

Penalties (4)

12:53

BOS

Doug Mohnsinterference

2 min

10:04

MTL

Al MacNeilhooking

2 min

2:35

MTL

Henri Richardholding

2 min

Box Score

BOS Skaters

Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	Hits	Blk	PIM	FO	TOI	SH
Jerry ToppazziniR	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	-	0:00	0
Ted GreenD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

On This Day (Dec 16)

2025NYR 0 - VAN 3

2025DET 3 - NYI 2

2025CBJ 4 - ANA 3

2025PIT 4 - EDM 6

2025SEA 3 - COL 5

Healthy Scratches

BOS

Orland Kurtenbach(C)Larry Leach(C)Bob Armstrong(D)Dallas Smith(D)Tommy Williams(R)

MTL

Red Berenson(C)Billy Carter(C)Lou Fontinato(D)Tom Johnson(D)Chuck Hamilton(L)

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penalty

5:40

MTL

Bill Hicke(8)

Assists: Jean Beliveau, Gilles Tremblay

2-2

10:26

MTL

Bernie Geoffrion(11)

Assists: Al MacNeil, Henri Richard

2-3

6:24

MTL

Claude Provost(18)

Assists: Jean Gauthier

2-4

3:55

MTL

Ralph Backstrom(15)

Assists: Bernie Geoffrion, Al MacNeil

2-5

3:49

BOS

Cliff Pennington(5)

Unassisted

3-5

2:25

MTL

Henri Richard(10)

Assists: Dickie Moore, Jean-Guy Talbot

3-6

19:39

MTL

Bernie Geoffrion(12)

Assists: Ralph Backstrom, Jean-Guy Talbot

3-7

1:46

BOS

Bob Beckett(6)

Assists: Cliff Pennington, Ed Westfall

4-7

1:21

MTL

Jean Beliveau(1)

Assists: Bill Hicke, Gilles Tremblay

4-8

MTL Skaters

Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	PIM	FO	TOI
Gilles TremblayL	0	2	2	+1	3	0	-	0:00
Donnie MarshallL	0	0	0	0	3	0	-	0:00
J.C. TremblayD	0	0	0	+3	3	0	-	0:00
Jean GauthierD	0	1	1	+2	0	0	-	0:00
Jean-Guy TalbotD	0	2	2	+2	2	0	-	0:00
Al MacNeilD	0	2	2	+4	3	2	-	0:00
Bobby RousseauR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0:00
Marcel BoninL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0:00
Phil GoyetteC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0:00
Jean BeliveauC	1	1	2	+1	8	0	-	0:00
Bernie GeoffrionR	2	1	3	+2	7	0	-	0:00
Ralph BackstromC	1	1	2	+1	1	0	-	0:00
Bill HickeR	1	1	2	+1	6	0	-	0:00
Dickie MooreL	1	1	2	+3	8	0	-	0:00
Claude ProvostR	1	0	1	+2	6	0	-	0:00
Henri RichardC	1	2	3	+3	2	2	-	0:00

Goalies

Goalie	Team	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
Don Head	BOS	52	44	8	.846	60:00
Jacques Plante	MTL	36	32	4	.889	60:00

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Goals (12)

Game Timeline

Penalties (4)

Box Score

BOS Skaters

On This Day (Dec 16)

Healthy Scratches

BOS

MTL

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